Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-30
BRIEFLETS.
Camp meeting is over.
The oysters come again

Camp meeting is over.
The oysters come again.
Only one more day of summer.
Peach ice cream at Krell & Maths.
Court convenes one week from today.
Kalamazoo celery just received at
Mays.
F. A. Churchill. of St. LOUIS, IS visit
ing in the city
Wanted-Cost and pants maker at
Hopes, the tailor.
Lemon, chocolate, vanilla and bisque
ice cream. at Krell & Maths.
Ex-Sheriff Payne. of Yuma, circulated
among his friends IN town today.
The old settlers picnic occurs at
Brooks grove, Thursday, Sept. l.
The glass blowers have their annual
picnic at Offerman's island tomorrow.
Ex-Mayor Mills, of Wilton, Iowa, is in
the city on short visit with relatives.
Deputy United States Marshall Dutch
er, of Chicago. was in the city last night
on business.
Mrs W. S. knowlton and children leave
this evening for Maquoketa, Iowa, for a
weeks visit.
The meek and lowly oyster will make
his appearance in society and church sup
pers in few days
Mr. and Mrs. w d. Webster. of Cor
dOva. took in the "Parlor Match" at Har
peI's theatre last night.
Miss Nellie Greaser, of Muscatine, is
on a visit to her brother. Mr.. Andrew
Greaser. SIS Thirty-third street.
The floor in the main hall OF the Har.
per house was torn up this morning pre-
parstory to putting in the elevator.
Parties and families upon short notice
with the best of ice cream ana fruit ices,
and at reasonable prices at krell & Maths
P0ormaster Engel has in his custody a
two year old child, which he will give
into the the keeping of anyone wishing to
| adopt it.
The linen buster the seersucker coat
and the palm leaf fan are receiving their
customary obituary notices at the hands
of the press.
The city schools reopen next Monday
The new high school will probably not be
in readiness for occupancy before the
opening of the winter term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Parmenter, of
Andalusia, left yesterday for their annual
visit to their sons, E. L. and George D =.
Parmenter, at Gilman, Iowa.
Fred Wilde, Esq, the new commissioner
of the tri-city freight bureau, is at the
Harper Mr. and Mrs Wilde will proba-
bly, make their home at the Harper.
Mr.. E. J Kailer, of Hubbard, Spencer
& Bartlett, hardware dealers of Chicago.
is in the city calling on his customers
Kailer is one of the jolliest men on the
road.
| According to the Rockford Gazette
(unlmpeachable authority. they raise
string beans near that city thirty inches
in length. Boston had better look to her
laurels or else move into the woolly
| west.
Under the auspices of the ladies of the
First NJ E. church, Euterpean enter>
tainment will be given at the rink, Thurs
day evening, September s. at Z 80 o'clock,
consisting of vocal and instrumental
solos, fairy songs, etc.
An angelic little creature arrived at
the residence of Mail Carrier VIM. Eek
erman at 1 O'Clock this morning, and
Postmaster Halves and the other governs
ment employees smoked Havanas over the
happy event today.
Every man should subscribe and paw
for his local newspaper. A Dakota man
neglected this and now his wife is wild
ow. He went to the neighbor's the other
day to borrow paper. and while return
ing was struck by lightning and instantly
killed
A letter was received in the city today
from Judge Glenn wherein it was stated
teat his daughter. Miss Minnie, was no
better and that the crisis had by no
means passed. This is sad intelligence
coming as it does ON the encouraging
news of the last report from Carthage,
where the young lady was taken i'll.
Messrs. w. G. and F. P WEIGH leave
this evening for Kansas TO look up To-
cation with view of taking up perma,
nent residence there The many friends
of these gentlemen in Rock Island,
where they have resided for so many
years, while regrettipg deeply any con
temptation on their part to locate else.
where, will wish them much success.
| Mohair dresses. in subdued shades, at,
made up simply and worn when shopping